Cullen Small Correlations

CUSCX Fund  USD 13.87  0.08  0.57%   
The current 90-days correlation between Cullen Small Cap and John Hancock Financial is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Cullen Small is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Cullen Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Cullen Small Cap and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Cullen Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Cullen Small Cap. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in main economic indicators.

Moving together with Cullen Mutual Fund

  1.0CUSIX Cullen Small CapPairCorr
  1.0CUSRX Cullen Small CapPairCorr
  0.88CVLVX Cullen ValuePairCorr
  0.88CVLFX Cullen ValuePairCorr
  0.79CVLEX Cullen ValuePairCorr
  0.82ENHRX Cullen Enhanced EquityPairCorr
  0.82ENHNX Cullen Enhanced EquityPairCorr
  0.82ENHCX Cullen Enhanced EquityPairCorr
  0.67CHDVX Cullen High DividendPairCorr
  0.67CHDEX Cullen High DividendPairCorr
  0.94VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.94DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.94UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.94UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.94UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.95AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.74FTYPX Fidelity Freedom IndexPairCorr
  0.71FFBTX Fidelity Freedom BlendPairCorr
  0.95GCAVX Gmo Small CapPairCorr
  0.69GQLOX Gmo Quality FundPairCorr
  0.71GHVIX Gmo High YieldPairCorr
  0.83GMCQX Gmo Equity AllocationPairCorr
  0.74RRTCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.82WCPSX Mobile TelecommunicatioPairCorr

Moving against Cullen Mutual Fund

  0.45CIHCX Cullen International HighPairCorr
  0.44CIHDX Cullen International HighPairCorr
  0.43CIHIX Cullen International HighPairCorr
  0.59GABFX Gmo Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.44GAAVX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Cullen Mutual Fund performing well and Cullen Small Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Cullen Small's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.